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0. BREUL. PLASTER BOX.

N0. 544,401. Patented Aug. 13, 1895.

ATENT FFICE.

CLEMENS BREUL, OF BARMEN, GERMANY.

\ 'PLASTER-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,401, dated August 13, 1895.

Application filed April 1395- fierial No. 544,766. (N d l.) Patented inGermany April 14, 1894, No 25,658.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLEMENS BREUL, a subject of His Majesty the Emperorof Germany, residing at Barmen, Rhenish Prussia, Germany, have inventeda new and useful Plaster-Box, (for which I have obtained a designpatentin Germany No. 25,658, hearing date April 14, 1894,) of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in plaster-boxes,which are constructed for being able to take up a number of plasters-ascourt, corn, and the like plastersof any formor size, so that the sameare always ready for use in a desired form and size. It is easy tounderstand that such a box in its convenient and handy form and usegives much satisfaction to anyone having wounded parts and being elsetroubled to cut off the necessary plasters from a large piece.

The manner in which I carry my invention into efiect is shown in theaccompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 shows a number of plasters indifferent forms and sizes, as they may be preferably used. Fig. 2 showsthe box without lid. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are corresponding sections of thebox. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the opened box. Figs. 7, 8, and 9show a modified construction of the same. Fig. 10 represents aplaster-box provided with a mirror.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

My new plaster-box consists of two parts, a plate A and a cover or lidB. In the first are stamped, pressed, or otherwise made recesses O ofcylindrical, annular, oval, rectangular, quadratic, or any otherconvenient form and size, so as to correspond to the diiferent plastersshown in Fig. l, which'are placed into said recesses.

To the middle of the plate A is pasted a piece of paper D of same sizeas the plate, so that its ends being left free may cover the plastersand prevent them from falling out of the recesses when the box isopened.

The cover or lid B consists of a fiat plate which is provided withU-shaped flanges that surround the edges of the plate A, so that the lidmay be shifted. on said plate forward and backward, so as to open thebox from both sides. Now for limiting the opening of the box in theplate A are pressed narrow recesses E, and the lid B is provided at itsinner face with little projections F, which are in contact with therecesses E and allow only to open the box partly from both sides andprevent the taking oif of the lid from the plate A.

A modified construction of my invention is shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9.

G represents the box, consisting of a circular plate which is providedwith radially-arranged recesses H for taking up the plasters. The lid J,corresponding in form with the plate G, is flanged at its periphery in Uform, so that it may be turned on said plate. Anywhere in the lid is cuta hole L, which allows to take out a plaster from any recess.

The back side of the box may be provided with a mirror by means of whicha plaster may be applied upon the face at the proper place. is providedfor taking up the glass bottom K, Fig. 10, which is soldered to thecircular plate G in such a way that the glass is fixed properly to theplate and the lid J may be easily turned.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclairn, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

A plaster box of rectangular circular or any other convenient formconsisting of two plates A and B the one of which being provided withrecesses of any form and size into which are placed a number of likewiseshaped plasters which are prevented from falling out of the recesses bya piece of paper pasted to said plate, both plates being flangedtogether and fitted with recesses and projections for limiting theforand backward shifting of the lid and allowing only to open the boxpartly from both sides all substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

Dated this 2261 day of March, 1895.

CLEMENS BREUL. Witnesses:

F. H. STRAUSS, A. STAUss.

For this purpose a L-shaped ring N

